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The unusual location of primary hydatid cyst: A case series study.
Open Med (Wars)
October 2024
Department of Surgery, Sulaimani Teaching Hospital, Sulaimani Directorate of Health, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq.
Background: Cystic echinococcosis mainly affects the liver and lungs, in which the larvae from the microvascular wall in the liver pass to the lungs and then to the blood circulation and settle in any tissue or organ.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to report the unusual location of hydatid cysts in infected patients in Sulaimaniyah City, Iraq.
Patients And Methods: This retrospective case series study enrolled 13 patients.
Primary adrenal hydatid cyst: A rare entity and literature review.
Radiol Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Radiology, Kabul University of Medical Sciences (Abu Ali Ibn Sina), Kabul, Afghanistan.
Hydatid cyst is a zoonotic disease rarely involving the adrenal glands, even in areas where the disease is endemic. The purpose of this article is to present the clinical and imaging findings of adrenal hydatid cysts, along with a comprehensive literature review of related research. Here we report a rare case of an 18-year-old male with a right adrenal cystic lesion showing characteristic features of a hydatid cyst on ultrasonography and computed tomography, which turned out to be an adrenal hydatid cyst after surgical excision.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFvon Hippel-Lindau Syndrome and Secondary Hypertension: A Case Report.
Cureus
June 2024
Internal Medicine, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, IND.
von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome (OMIM #193300) is an autosomal dominant disorder with incomplete penetrance occurring due to a mutation in the gene present on chromosome 3. We present the case of a 21-year-old male with a history of retinoblastoma presenting with intermittent headaches for one month. He was a known hypertensive and his blood pressure on presentation was 180/100 mmHg.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnusual cause of chronic abdominal pain in a 17-year-old female: a case report of an epithelial adrenal cyst.
J Surg Case Rep
September 2023
Department of General Surgery, Aleppo University Hospital, Aleppo, Syria.
Adrenal cysts are rare lesions that make up 4% of all adrenal masses. They are often found incidentally during imaging or surgery and can vary in symptoms depending on their size and location; with cysts < 10 cm often being asymptomatic. These cysts are more common in adults in their 30s or 60s and can be divided into four histological subtypes, with epithelial cysts being less common.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGastric Duplication Cyst: A Report of a Rare Case.
Cureus
June 2023
Gastrointestinal Surgery & Liver Transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, IND.
Gastric duplication cysts (GDCs) are rare congenital anomalies that primarily occur in childhood but can also manifest in adults. While the ileum is the most common site of duplication, gastric duplications are infrequent. Symptomatic GDCs typically present with upper abdominal pain, vomiting, and occasionally as palpable abdominal masses.
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